2025 Winthrop Women's History Month Events

March 05, 2025

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Events below are listed by date/time, event name, location, and sponsoring organization and event description.
  • Events are subject to change. 

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Events below are listed by date/time, event name, location, and sponsoring organization and event description.
  • Events are subject to change. 

March 6, 7 p.m.
Third Annual History Graduate Conference: Women In History
114 DiGs
Cultural event
Dr. Jacyln Sumner, chair of the history department and an associate professor at Presbyterian College, has been invited to give a talk on "Why Stories Written About and By Women Matter in the Field of Latin American History." This will be a talk given during Women's History Month, and it is certainly a unique approach to an important topic, as it relates to the humanities and U.S. society and culture as well as world cultures. 

 

March 9, 4 p.m.
Hope's Garden: Melodies for my Mother; Grief's Journey in Song; A Faculty Recital with Dr. Kristen Wunderlich

Barnes Recital Hall
Cultural event


March 11, 6 p.m.
Writing Our Lives: Women's Poetry Reading 
The Little Chapel
Cultural event
The event will feature four published women poets: Amy Bagwell, English instructor; Jo Koster, English professor; Mary Martin, retired English faculty member; and Jane Smith, retired English faculty member. All four women are Winthrop faculty members or former faculty members, and all of them are published authors. They will read selections from their poetry and will take student questions at the end of the event. 

March 13, 6 p.m.
Diversity Peer Educators' Women Empowerment Shirts

114 DiGs
Join us for a creative and empowering event hosted by the Diversity Peer Educators! In this hands-on workshop, students will have the opportunity to design and paint their own Women Empowerment shirts.

March 13, 6 p.m.
Hispanic Culture Society - Women's History Month Event: Entrepreneurship, Confidence, Self-Love, and Self-Care
Dina's Place
Join the Hispanic Culture Society in celebrating Women's History Month with a guest speaker and/or a student-led panel (TBA) as we discuss personal experiences, what it means to be a Latina and share advice on how to build confidence and self-love, encourage self-care, and empower yourself.

 

March 24, 7 p.m.
Women's History Trivia With the College Democrats
Dina's Place
The College Democrats will host a Women's History Month event in which they play Kahoot! with students to raise awareness about the contributions women have made throughout history. This event will also have a a moderated discussion and Q and A.

 

March 26, 7 p.m.
What is a Woman? Women's and Gender Studies 101
Richardson Ballroom A
Beginning with Simone de Beauvoir’s famous work, "The Second Sex," this event will explore different definitions of womanhood within the context of the women’s and gender studies lens.

 

March 27, 7 p.m.
Film Showing "Hidden Figures"
Richardson Ballroom
This event will focus on women in STEM. They will show the film "Hidden Figures" and host a speaker who also works in STEM who will give attendees some insight on the history of the field.

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